Whats wrong with this simple upload script?

[Perad]

It returns an error every time.. I just want it to upload a file into a folder called root/uploads

 

I haven't added any security yet, i just wanted to get it running.

 

target_path echos out /uploads/

 

<?php
// Where the file is going to be placed 
$target_path = "/uploads/";

/* Add the original filename to our target path.  
Result is "uploads/filename.extension" */
$target_path = $target_path . basename( $_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']);
echo $target_path;
if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['uploadedfile']['tmp_name'], $target_path)) {
	echo "The file ".  basename( $_FILES['uploadedfile']['name']). 
	" has been uploaded";
} else{
	echo "There was an error uploading the file, please try again!";
}
?>
<form enctype="multipart/form-data" action="uploader.php" method="POST">
<label>Image Name</label>
<input type="file" name="imagefile" value="" /><br />
    <input type="submit" name="submit" value="submit" />
</form>

[ReDucTor]

The target path is using an absolute path of /uploads/

 

You should change this to possibly $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/uploads/'

 

Also it would help if you told us the error your recieving

[Perad]

The error I am getting is

 

There was an error uploading the file, please try again!

 

I have been playing around with the path and still no joy, is there some sort of "or die" statement I can use here to help troubleshoot?

[MadTechie]

do a

print_r($_FILES);

just before the line

echo "There was an error uploading the file, please try again!";

 

whats the error number ?

[Perad]

This returns

 

Array ( [imagefile] => Array ( [name] => mba-il9pro.jpg [type] => image/jpeg [tmp_name] => /tmp/phpagO6ad [error] => 0 => 56428 ) )

[MadTechie]

ok that seams fine.. must be the target..

add

error_reporting(E_ALL);

at the top of the script and see if you get a better error ?

 

other things to check.

1. the target exists

2. the target had write access.

[schme16]

This will work, you had the file selectors name wrong

 

 

 

<?php

if($_POST)
{

// Where the file is going to be placed 
$target_path = getcwd()."/uploads/";



if(!file_exists($target_path))
{

mkdir($target_path);

}
/* Add the original filename to our target path.  
Result is "uploads/filename.extension" */
$target_path = $target_path . basename( $_FILES['imagefile']['name']);
echo $target_path;
if(move_uploaded_file($_FILES['imagefile']['tmp_name'], $target_path)) {
	print"The file ".basename( $_FILES['imagefile']['name'])." Was successfully uploaded";
} else{
	echo "There was an error uploading the file, please try again!";
}

}
?>
<form enctype="multipart/form-data" action="" method="POST">
<label>Image Name</label>
<input type="file" name="imagefile" value="" /><br />
    <input type="submit" name="submit" value="submit" />
</form>